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| vtsteam:
Been thinking about making those screws, too. Mild steel rod, the size of the head, turn the countersink shape and thread. Kind of like a flathead screw still attached to the rod it was made from. Cut it off so it has a 1" long rod head. If I screw that into a countersing hole with a wrench, I can then cut it off flush with a hacksaw while it's in place, file it down, then scrape. Very similar to plugging screw holes when I was a boatbuilder, only the screw has its own plug built in. |
| vtsteam:
I cast some legs for the lathe yesterday, and today the lathe ways are being bedded down on top of the surface plate with a heat lamp over to cure in the tiny shop. I made a few small spacer gauges from scrap, filed to size, to hold the ways in alignment, and some others to check the overhang with. All looks good, now, I hope everything turns out okay tomorrow... |
| S. Heslop:
I'm enjoying reading this thread, and taking notes too for when I eventually get around to building a lathe. |
| Joe d:
Steve I'm not sure that I will ever build a lathe, but I sure am enjoying following along. Keep it coming! Joe |
| Zadig:
I'm enjoying it too, great read. |
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